Talk:Alaska Native languages

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Haida
Haida is described as beng a language isolate, but is placed under Athabaskan in the language tree. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bazza1971 (talk • contribs) 21:28, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Contributing to the article
'''What I plan to contribute (I will pick one of the topics below):

-what languages were/are spoken in which areas and by whom (which tribes)

-why the ratio between population and native language speakers is so low; what languages do the others speak -> English?

-what were the effects of American colonization on the native languages of Alaska

-how the languages differ from each other -> did one derive from another'''

'''Bibliography:

http://www.akhistorycourse.org/alaskas-cultures/alaska-native-languages-introduction-and-history

https://tla.mpi.nl/resource/alaska-native-language-center-archives-anlc/

https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/

http://alaskool.org/language/languagemap/index.html

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol/alaska/state-language-or-poetry/english'''

Angelali98 (talk) 02:49, 5 July 2017 (UTC)Angela

Tenzin's Contribution to the Article
'''list of edits that I will be making to the article:

-A brief history behind many of the languages

-Edits on the impacts of the colonization (to include other factors)

-Modern programs meant to revitalize native languages

'''Annotation:

https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/

https://www.alaskanativelanguages.org

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED398758 T.rabjam12 (talk) 00:59, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

Alaska is home to more than 20 Native languages that belong to 4 different subgroups of language families; Inuit-Yupik-Unangan, Athabaskan, Haida, and Tsimshian. These "families" descend from a common ancestor, as a result, many specific characteristics found in these languages are similar.

Spotting Differences:

Differences between the family groups are very evident, but languages within a family are harder to distinguish and highlight. Examples of these are Inuit-Aleut and Athabascan, which sound completely different because Inuit Aleut contains ejective, consonants and word formation between the two are completely different. Haida and Tsimshian are very different from the other two because of the origin of them being from Canada.

History of the language:

Alaska Native Languages have been spoken in Alaska for tens of thousands of years and has changed over time with the influence of the Russians and the Americans. Prior to Russian exploration, it was common for individuals being bilingual and Native Alaska languages was the only language spoken. this changed after the enslavements that the Russians partook in and also the introduction of many diseases that decimated the population. Through the integration of the Russian explorers into Native populations, bi-racial groups were produced leading to a deviation from the norm. Then in 1867, Alaska was sold to the United States and at that time NAtive Alsakan Language was still spoken. Until in 1885, Sheldon Jackson was appointed General Agent of Education of Alaska and employed an English only policy.

Remedies

Recently, many state organizations have recognized the importance of fighting to keep Alaska Native Language alive. Through legislation, such as the Alaska Native Language Bill, which designated Alaska's 20 native languages as official languages. Through combined efforts, many languages like Sugpiaq and Tlingit have an increase in the number of individuals able to speak the language.

--This is an initial overview of the contributions that I will be making within the article--

T.rabjam12 (talk) 23:44, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

The Official Languages
Alaska 86.97.180.10 (talk) 13:23, 9 April 2022 (UTC)